Waterworld

Waterworld

Gordon Company etc.

July 28, 1995

Sci-Fi

DVD
D+

The movie opens with Costner's character drinking his own urine and improves somewhat after that.  Kevin Reynolds directed, eleven years before Tristan and Isolde.

War (1994)

War (1994)

Island World etc.

November 4, 1994

Historical Drama

DVD
D+

The home-front stuff is a nice change, but the writing is a little cliched.  Jon Avnet directed.

The Upside of Anger

The Upside of Anger

Media 8 Entertainment

April 1, 2005

Dramedy?

DVD
D

Contains no likable or interesting characters.  Mike Binder wrote and directed, a couple years before Reign Over Me.

Tin Cup

Tin Cup

Regency etc.

August 16, 1996

Sports Comedy, Romcom

DVD
C-

I had to check that I hadn't seen this before, since it felt awfully familiar, but it's not terrible.  Ron Shelton directed and co-wrote.

Swing Vote

Swing Vote

Touchstone etc.

August 1, 2008

Comedy

DVD
D+

Neither funny nor insightful.  I tuned out before all the recognizable faces showed up, but I tagged who I saw.  Joshua Michael Stern directed and co-wrote.

No Way Out (1987)

No Way Out (1987)

Orion

August 14, 1987

Drama?
DVD
D+

I guess this turns into a political action thriller sometime after I tuned out, but what I saw was sort of a romance between two unappealing people who hook up within minutes, in a cab.  This is based on the often adapted Kenneth Fearing novel The Big Clock, and directed by Roger Donaldson, over twenty years before The Bank Job.

McFarland, USA

McFarland, USA

Disney

February 20, 2015

Sports Drama

DVD
D

If not racist, then racist-adjacent.  Niki Caro directed.

Let Him Go

Let Him Go

Focus Features

November 6, 2020

Historical Drama

DVD
D+

Avenging in-laws, I think?  Director Thomas Bezucha adapted the novel by Larry Watson.

Hidden Figures

Hidden Figures

20th Century Fox

January 6, 2017

Historical Drama

DVD
B

Although I don't really care about the space program, this is a solid story of three heroic women's real lives, not just their genius and persistence, but their everyday moments with family and friends, especially each other.  Although it's not a comedy, or even a dramedy, I appreciate the moments of humor.  This is based on the book by Margot Lee Shetterly, and directed by Theodore Melfi, 

The Guardian

The Guardian

Buena Vista (Disney)

September 29, 2006

Drama, Action

DVD
D

Both the drama and the action are boring.  Andrew Davis directed thirteen years after The Fugitive.

Field of Dreams

Field of Dreams

Universal

May 5, 1989

Sports Drama, Fantasy

DVD
C-

A man moves to the country and quickly goes mad.  This is based on the W.P. Kinsella book Shoeless Joe and directed by Phil Alden Robinson.

(Note, due to an "upgrade" on blogger, I will be posting fewer pictures now.)

Dances with Wolves

Dances with Wolves
Orion
November 21, 1990
Historical Drama
DVD
D

Although the first quarter hour is somewhat bloody and at times bloody boring, I did bump this up from a D- because I got a few laughs out of how stupid the Costner character is.  (I will never forget the Pauline Kael review where she said he had "feathers in his hair, feathers in his head," which my then-husband and I would sing to the tune of "The Rain, the Park, and Other Things" by the Cowsills.)

Costner also directed, and Michael Blake adapted his own novel.